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Sharp's [7-inch tablet running Android 3.2](http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/04/7-inch-sharp-galapagos-a01sh-tablet-sees-formal-introduction-hi/)? Yeah, it's taking its sweet time arriving stateside, though our friends in Japan can get the Galapagos A01SH now for a starting price of... $1 (¥100). There's more than a little fine print, of course, which states you have to sign up with an ISP to score that deal -- a curious promotion given that this is a WiFi-only slate (carriers will bundle it with a portable hotspot). Those who like their tabs no strings attached can scoop one up for ¥44,800 ($583). As for those of you mumbling something about how we need another Tegra 2-powered Android tablet like we need a hole in the head, remember that this remains one of a handful of 7-inchers running Android 3.2 -- a space currently occupied by the [Acer Iconia Tab A100](http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/12/acer-iconia-tab-a100-review/), [ViewSonic ViewPad 7x](http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/06/viewsonic-viewpad-7x-rebranded-as-camangi-mangrove-7-lands-in-j/) and forthcoming [Huawei MediaPad](http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/21/android-3-2-shipping-this-summer-for-7-inch-tablets-huaweis-me/) and [Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7](http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/25/samsungs-ifa-app-unveils-galaxy-tab-7-7-wave-3-and-galaxy-note/). So if you're dead-set on a 7-inch tab, like Honeycomb and are lucky enough to be wandering the streets of Nippon, have at it, folks.
Sharp Galapagos A01SH tablet goes on sale in Japan from $1, comes with a catch originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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